Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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